I had originally planned on covering the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) assessment of Foreign Threats To the 2020 US Federal Elections on Tuesday night, but decided we needed something on the then just happened domestic terrorist attack in Atlanta. Yesterday, ODNI also released the executive summary from a recently completed threat …
In An Election That Will Be Decided By Turnout, Spoiler Candidates Can Have Huge Effects
When Kanye West* first announced he was running for president about a month or so ago, I noted in a comment that this was a planned operation intended to provide a landing place for voters. Specifically, that West’s run, if he could get on the ballot in enough of the actual states that will count …
Bloomberg Reports That the “US Probes If Russia Targeting Biden in 2020 Election Meddling”: YA THINK?!?!?!!?!?!
Today in water is wet reporting: U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials are assessing whether Russia is trying to undermine Joe Biden in its ongoing disinformation efforts with the former vice president still the front-runner in the race to challenge President Donald Trump, according to two officials familiar with the matter. The probe comes as …
War for Ukraine Day 727: It’s Called Subversion
With the news that broke today with the release of the detention memo for Alexander Smirnov, I’m going to do something a bit different. Once we get past the jump I’m going to walk you through the heart of Russia’s political warfare campaign against the US, the EU, NATO, and other of their allies and …
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War for Ukraine Day 711: President Zelenskyy To the Front!
Two quick notes: 1) PatrickG if you read these updates, please check the email you use to comment here. I sent you a question earlier today. Thanks! 2) Larime: if you read these, please send me an email I’ve got a question for you, but can’t find a contact email. I’d like to get some …
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War for Ukraine Day 680: Strike Sevastapol!
I’m still fried – spent the holiday weekend battling a sinus infection and won – so going to keep this on the shorter side (if that’s possible) so I can rack out. Russian occupied Crimea: Sent a "greeting" to the occupiers in Crimea💥🫡 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/eK8FTahwXI — Ukrainian Air Force (@KpsZSU) January 4, 2024 Russian sources …
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War for Ukraine Day 676: Ukraine Has Entered 2024 Bloodied But Unbowed
(Image by Nikita Titov) Dr. Luba sent me the image above with the following explanation/description: In Ukraine, in modern times, every home has a “yalynka” for the holidays. We would call them Christmas trees, but in Ukraine, during Stalin’s reign, New Year’s trees were encouraged, and NYD became a major holiday, with gift giving, feasting, …
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